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Men's Rugby World Cup 2003 · Telstra Dome, Melbourne | Narrm · 11 October 2003Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 63 points.Half-time 25–0 · Tries 11–1

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Tacklesmademissed
NZL11719
ITA12648
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL6/61/10
ITA1/10/00
← Italy attack · New Zealand attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Territory is not in the feed for this match.
  • Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
13′New ZealandTry, Brad Thorn8–0
16′New ZealandTry, Reuben Thorne13–0
24′New ZealandTry, Doug Howlett, converted18–0
39′New ZealandTry, Carlos Spencer25–0
44′New ZealandTry, Doug Howlett, converted30–0
52′ItalyTry, Matthew Phillips, converted32–5
57′New ZealandTry, Josevata Rokocoko37–7
62′New ZealandTry, Carlos Spencer42–7
65′New ZealandTry, Justin Marshall, converted47–7
68′New ZealandTry, Daniel Carter, converted54–7
70′New ZealandTry, Josevata Rokocoko, converted61–7
82′New ZealandTry, Leon MacDonald, converted68–7
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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13′Brad Thorn16′Reuben Thorne24′Doug Howlett39′Carlos Spencer44′Doug Howlett52′Matthew Phillips57′Josevata Rokocoko62′Carlos Spencer65′Justin Marshall68′Daniel Carter70′Josevata Rokocoko82′Leon MacDonald
NZL

Team stats

ITA
92%Possession8%
148Carries99
952Metres gained279
37Clean breaks6
48Defenders beaten19
202Passes94
20Offloads3
117Tackles made126
19Tackles missed48
77/81Rucks won83/89
20/22Lineouts won5/8
3/3Scrums won17/19
10/11Mauls won1/1
9Turnovers won12
6Penalties conceded8
13Kicks from hand23
491Kick metres564
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 6/6, penalties 1/1 · ITA conversions 1/1, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Dave HewettProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Greg SomervilleProp
  4. 4Brad ThornSecond row
  5. 5Chris JackSecond row
  6. 6Reuben ThorneFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Jerry CollinsNumber 8
  9. 9Justin MarshallScrum-half
  10. 10Carlos SpencerFly-half
  11. 11Josevata RokocokoWing
  12. 12Daniel CarterCentre
  13. 13Faalogo Tana UmagaCentre
  14. 14Doug HowlettWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Mark HammettBench
  17. 17Kees MeeuwsBench
  18. 18Rodney So'oialoBench
  19. 19Marty HolahBench
  20. 20Steve DevineBench
  21. 21Ma'a NonuBench
  22. 22Leon MacDonaldBench

Italy

  1. 1Salvatore PeruginiProp
  2. 2Carlo FestucciaHooker
  3. 3Ramiro Martinez-FrugoniProp
  4. 4Carlo ChecchinatoSecond row
  5. 5Christian BezziSecond row
  6. 6Scott PalmerFlanker
  7. 7Mauro BergamascoFlanker
  8. 8Matthew PhillipsNumber 8
  9. 9Matteo MazzantiniScrum-half
  10. 10Francesco MazzariolFly-half
  11. 11Nicola MazzucatoWing
  12. 12Matteo BarbiniCentre
  13. 13Andrea MasiCentre
  14. 14Mirco BergamascoWing
  15. 15Gert PeensFull-back
  16. 16Fabio OngaroBench
  17. 17Martin CastrogiovanniBench
  18. 18Sergio ParisseBench
  19. 19Andrea BenattiBench
  20. 20Alessandro TronconBench
  21. 21Rima WakaruaBench
  22. 22Gonzalo CanaleBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 19–0 Italy in 19 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
Italy going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.